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The Plotting Shed Rachel McCartain
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AUTUMN 2023 SERIES STARTS SEPT 22nd . Each podcast covers an aspect of gardening or design or is about something we think you'd like to know. All the podcast topics can also be found at PlantPlots.com. PLUS - Watch our videos on YouTube: Read this amazing book "I Want to Like my Garden" by Rachel McCartain available on Amazon books. We'd also love you to tell us what you think too - just email rachel@plantplots.com. You can also make a donation to help us make more and better podcasts too - our thanks if you have. Thanks for listening. PlantPlots.com
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Brilliantly simple design tips for gardens that are on a slope
What to do if your garden is on a slope, whether its and upslope or downslope, gardens don't have to be made flatter to become better!
Brilliantly simple design tips to help you understand how you can create a functioning but beautiful garden when the ground is not flat!
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Front Gardens - are not a small version of the back garden
Front Gardens are so important, yet are often left as uninspiring gardens. But the front garden is what you and your visitors walk past to get to the front door - so the garden should say something about you!
So, this week's episode is dedicated to helping you transform your front garden into a place that puts a smile on your face and welcomes you home.
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How to design Odd Shaped Gardens
Life would be so much easier if gardens were regular shapes, but more often than not now gardens come in all sorts of weird and wonderful shapes.
So how do you design a garden in one? Well, there are some easy tips and hints to help you start the planning process and work out how you can fit a gorgeous garden into an odd shape.
Phew!
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How to design a rectangular or square shaped garden
Gardens come in all shapes of rectangles - these can be long narrow rectangles, wide shallow shaped gardens or perfectly square spaces.
So what makes for an interesting design in a regular box-shaped garden?
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How does a garden become family-friendly?
What does family-friendly mean in design and layout terms? Most gardens have to be multifunctional spaces, providing space for little people to boom about in BUT that the adults can relax and enjoy themselves in.
So what should you consider if you need your garden to work for everyone?
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Garden Styling - How to Choose the Right One
You may think of garden styles as Cottage, Mediterranean, Contemporary, Minimalist etc but it's actually much simpler than that. But before you lay the styling out, you need to understand how each of these 3 main styles works and then decide which one would work best in your space.
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Customer Reviews
Most UNDER-rated gardening pod there is—outstanding
This woman answers the “why” first and it’s a revolutionary way to think about gardens and garden planning!
Gardening must!
Fantastic podcast about gardening. Especially enjoyed the newest one on front gardens. Great ideas to try.